Mount and Blade: Summon five outlaws at the start

Chapter 215

Five days later.

A dusty raider, with two Kuyel Rangers, rushed all the way to the stronghold.

The stronghold seemed a little deserted at this time. Except for Batu, Ashilan and more than 30 rangers who were still holding on here, the rest of the robbers and Vlandia soldiers had already followed Hod to another stronghold.

As soon as the raider rushed into the stronghold, he jumped off his horse and rushed to a tent in a hurry without even taking a breath.

He went into the tent and quickly reported to the people inside: "Captain Batu, those Kuyel people are here!"

Batu, who was sitting leisurely on the ground in the tent and chewing delicious mutton jerky, stood up suddenly when he heard the sudden news.

He wiped the food residue left at the corner of his mouth, put on his heavy scale armor as quickly as possible, and then strode out of the tent.

"Ashilan!"

Batu shouted at the top of his lungs, and his resonant voice instantly spread throughout the stronghold.

"What's wrong, Batu?" Ashilan, who was feeding his warhorse not far away, heard the voice and immediately came to Batu, wondering.

"Those Kuyel people are coming." Batu said.

Upon hearing the news, Ashilan's face instantly became solemn, and then he loudly called on all the rangers to assemble.

After a while, more than 30 rangers gathered on the empty land in the stronghold.

Batu glanced sharply at his subordinates who had grown stronger, then turned to Ashilan and said in a deep voice: "Ashilan, you take two raiders to stay and keep an eye on the Kuyel noble."

"The rest of you, come with me to collect the ransom!"

After that, he turned around and gave orders to the rangers, then jumped on his horse, raised the whip in his hand, and swung it violently. The warhorse neighed and ran out of the stronghold.

Seeing this, the other rangers immediately knocked their legs and followed closely.

In the wilderness two miles away from the stronghold, a team of considerable size was slowly moving forward.

In this team, there were hundreds of slightly thin shepherds, who drove cattle, sheep and horses to move forward with the team.

On both sides of the team, there were more than a dozen sturdy and fully armed tribal warriors, riding grassland war horses, holding sharp scimitars, constantly shuttling back and forth on both sides of the team, vigilantly watching the movements around them.

At this moment, a burst of rapid horse hoof sounds resounded through the sky, breaking the originally peaceful atmosphere.

This sudden change put the entire team into a state of tension. The tribal warriors on both sides reacted quickly, drawing the bows and arrows behind them without hesitation, putting arrows on the strings, and preparing to launch an attack at any time.

At the same time, the herdsmen who were originally concentrating on driving the livestock were also frightened by the sound of horse hooves. They hurriedly picked up the short spears they carried with them, looked in panic in the direction of the horse hoof sounds, and their bodies trembled slightly.

"Be alert!!!"

The white tassel armored cavalry at the front of the team saw this situation and roared immediately.

Then, he skillfully took out the horn bow hanging beside the saddle, then squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, drove the horse under his crotch to take a few steps forward, and stopped steadily.

He looked ahead with sharp eyes, revealing a chilling and cold look in his eyes.

As the sound of horse hooves became clearer and clearer, dozens of black shadows approached quickly.

As the two sides approached, finally, these figures gradually revealed their true faces.

After seeing the person clearly, a trace of resentment that was difficult to conceal flashed in the eyes of the white-tasseled armored cavalry, but then he seemed to think of something and slowly put down the horn bow in his hand that was ready to go.

"Huh..."

The leader suddenly tightened the reins, and the dark horse under him let out a long neigh, raised its front hooves high, and then stopped steadily.

This person is Batu. He first glanced at the team in front of him expressionlessly, and then drove his horse straight to the place where the white tassel armored cavalry was.

"Where is the little leader? Why can't I see him?" The white tassel armored cavalry frowned, scanned the team coming, but failed to find the trace of his master. He was immediately anxious and asked loudly.

"Don't worry." Batu looked at the angry white tassel armored cavalry in front of him calmly, and said slowly, "He is safe now. As long as you obediently hand over the "ransom" to us in full, I can guarantee you that it won't be long before he will return to you intact."

As he said, Batu also pointed his finger at the large group of cattle, sheep and war horses behind the white tassel armored cavalry.

"Humph! You EsteraPeople are always treacherous and cunning. Who knows if you will go back on your word! Don't even think about asking me to hand these things over to you before you see the little headman in person!"

The white-tasseled armored cavalry roared with his eyes wide open and gnashed his teeth, and his trust in Batu and others was almost zero.

Hearing this, Batu's face changed slightly, but soon returned to normal.

I saw a contemptuous smile on the corner of his mouth, and sneered: "Tsk, open your eyes and see clearly, I have nothing to do with those cowardly Estrella people!"

After speaking, Batu nodded slightly to a raider beside him.

The raider understood and immediately turned his horse's head and galloped towards the distant stronghold.

"Okay, my people have gone to bring your little headman over. There is no time to lose, and hand over the ransom quickly! "Batu urged again, his eyes gleaming.

The White Tassel Armored Cavalry originally planned to wait until he saw the little chieftain before handing over, but when he noticed Batu's gradually unfriendly expression, he couldn't help but hesitate.

After a brief thought and weighing, he finally waved his hand and issued an order to the tribal warriors behind him to disperse.

Seeing this, Batu's expression relaxed a little, turned his head, and shouted to the rangers behind him: "Go and drive our cattle, sheep, and horses back! "

After receiving the order, many rangers were instantly refreshed. They shouted excitedly and rushed into the herd of cattle and sheep.

They waved their whips skillfully and shouted loudly. After a while, they drove the cattle, sheep and war horses out of the enemy's team.

After the cattle, sheep and war horses were successfully driven behind him, Batu nodded with satisfaction, then stretched out his right hand to the white-tasseled armored cavalry again and said loudly: "And the golden dragon!"

Faced with Batu's request, the white-tasseled armored cavalry shook their heads this time and replied: "No, the golden dragon must wait until we meet the little headman. "

Hearing this, Batu did not show too much anger or embarrassment. He also knew the concerns of the white-tasseled armored cavalryman.

So, he stopped forcing it, and just urged his warhorse to slowly come to the group of herdsmen.

Batu carefully looked up and down at these herdsmen, his eyes sweeping back and forth over them.

After a moment, he nodded slightly, showing a satisfied look. Although these herdsmen looked skinny, they were basically strong young men.

As long as they are properly cared for and nursed, it won't take long for them to return to a healthy and normal state.

Thinking of this, Batu couldn't help but smile slightly.

You know, when Huode left, he specifically told Batu that these herdsmen would be his subordinates in the future.